Dentist Finder San Diego » Smile Smiles http://blog.dentistfindersandiego.com/blog What's New in Dental News Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:28:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 ‘Small Smiles’ Dental Chain Reaches Settlement for Medical Fraud http://blog.dentistfindersandiego.com/blog/small-smiles-dental-chain-reaches-settlement-for-medical-fraud/ http://blog.dentistfindersandiego.com/blog/small-smiles-dental-chain-reaches-settlement-for-medical-fraud/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:31:44 +0000 Dentist Finder http://blog.dentistfindersandiego.com/blog/?p=466 FORBA Holdings LLC, the parent company of the nationwide pediatric dental chain “Small Smiles,” that serves low-income children insured by Medicaid will pay $24 million that will go to federal and state governments to settle accusations that it provided unnecessary and substandard services, the Justice Department announced.

The Justice Department claimed that the dental clinics performed unnecessary procedures, including removing teeth, x-rays, and pulpotomies and then charged Medicaid.

The government’s investigation into…

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